Tension in Anantnag after youth goes missing

Anantnag: Curfew-like restrictions were imposed in Anantnag on Wednesday, as tension mounted after a young man, who was in army custody in Dooru, went missing.

Residents of Larkipora in Dooru and Anantnag held massive protests for the third consecutive day over the alleged custodial disappearance of a teenager. Police have registered a case.

Sixteen-year-old Basharat Ahmad was called by the troopers of 36 Rashtriya Rifles on Sunday morning and since then his whereabouts are not known, says the family.